H.R. 2227 · 116th Congress
Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019
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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 116th Congress ended.
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BustosSponsor11 cosponsors · 8 D, 3 R
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Brownley
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Crow
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Cisneros
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González-Colón
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Golden
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Wenstrup
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Sherrill
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Fitzpatrick
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Phillips7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Apr 10, 2019
- House Passed Feb 25, 2020
Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · Feb 25, 2020
Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019
This bill revises the authority of certain family members of a servicemember who dies or becomes catastrophically ill or injured while in military service to terminate a property lease or motor vehicle lease executed by the servicemember.
Specifically, the bill allows a dependent of such a servicemember to terminate such a lease during the one-year period following the servicemember's death. Under current law, only the servicemember's spouse may do so.
Current law also allows the spouse of such a servicemember to terminate such a lease during the one-year period after the servicemember incurs a catastrophic illness or injury. The bill specifies that this authority applies only if the servicemember lacks the mental capacity to manage his or her own affairs; otherwise, the servicemember, but not the spouse, may terminate the lease during the one-year period.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019
Latest action (Feb 27, 2020): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 10, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Apr 10, 2019
- House Passed Feb 25, 2020
No recorded floor vote found.